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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unhap

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-hap
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ill luck; misfortune.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

  • "the cause of her unhap"

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English unhap, onhap, equivalent to un- (“lack of”) + hap (“fortune”).

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Questions

What does unhap mean?
Ill luck; misfortune.
Where does unhap come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce unhap

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